You can get some plates that raise the trailer on the axles. The bal jacks are not made to jack the trailer up with. Jacking the trailer off the ground at those locations will stress things. Bottoming will have the same effect. Rollers that are lower than the skid plates will just put more load on the frame.

Just an update. The AS dealership that was going to install the skid rollers told us that Airstream would void the warranty if the original skid plates where removed and the rollers installed. Airstream says the original skid plates act as part of the support structure to the frame and rear wall. Can't say that I agree or understand, but can't take the chance at voiding the warranty. Our AS will stay in storage.

Yep, IMO if these trailers had full length floor joists, twice as many of them, and a perimeter structure where the outriggers now end, double the wall joists, it would have been much stronger even without a frame.

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Yep, IMO if these trailers had full length floor joists, twice as many of them, and a perimeter structure where the outriggers now end, double the wall joists, it would have been much stronger even without a frame.

By skid plates do you mean the extra bit of frame at the back below the main frame rail? Removing that will weaken the frame.

Perry

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Originally Posted by rgarza348

Just an update. The AS dealership that was going to install the skid rollers told us that Airstream would void the warranty if the original skid plates where removed and the rollers installed. Airstream says the original skid plates act as part of the support structure to the frame and rear wall. Can't say that I agree or understand, but can't take the chance at voiding the warranty. Our AS will stay in storage.